Thanks so much for putting on this show- i was there and it was an awesome experience- thanks for letting me relive it

I was just looking threw many shows,and the thought came to me. I love when people say they are not fans of aud's I am a huge fan maybe because I went to sooooo many shows. and neever once was I at a show where could not hear the crowd. that being said thats my point why be only a fan of sound boards. They dont grab me like an audience

This is quite possibly my favorite show of this entire year.
The first set is arguably the best first set (song for song) I ever saw.
Every version is SOLID.
The Row Jimmy is still my favorite to this day.
We were in the back, on the floor with plenty of dancing room.
I was at every show this tour and this one always comes back to me.

I'm giving it 4 stars,because it's very seldom that any show gets 5 from me.I'm not saying that it's not a great show or that it's not a great recording,it's just that so many people rate shows as 5 stars when they're no where near 3 stars.Maybe it's because they love this band so much that anything is a 5 star show.Don't get me wrong I love this band with all of my being,but it's just not fair to newbies or the boys to go throwing out top ratings to every show on here. If someone who has never heard The Dead,God forbid,sees 5 stars and then hears a muffled bunch of screaming with the occasional ear piercing wail of Donna Jean,then they're gonna run away never to return!Nothing against Donna,but these kids are going leave thinking that it must have been the dope,'cause those guys are awful.Now we can't have that can we!Anyway I'm sorry for the 500 word rant,but I felt compelled.$ Stars all around!Great playing,Great recording,and decent setlist!! PEACE,LOVE, & The Grateful goddamn DEAD!!!!!!!!!

I loved listening to this today- I thank the person who mentioned it recently- but I do not know which forum- oh well- how to describe this show? On www.deadlistening.blogspot.com- a terrific new show review site, reviewing strictly auds- there is a review of 5/13/83- he describes the show as having a quiet intensity- as of the band came to play for themselves- but in a good way- there are no over the top versions in that show- nor all timers- no flashy segues or memorable singular moments- just note for note beauty of the kind that occurs when all the members of the band are really listening to each other.

And so it goes for this gem. Stranger gets off to a fitting start- the jam is paced nicely and tells a full story without any dull moments- Stranger is one of those tunes that should have had so many more great versions than there are- this is not a top 10 or 20- but above average- and so goes the rest of the first set- all above average.

Absolutely loved the slipknot in this show- it is quintessential GD- the kind that if you started hearing the jam in the middle you would say- now that there is the GD- slipknot does not bang you over the head but instead strings along effortlessly- and i got the feeling that there was neither one note too little nor one not too many- perfect- same goes for Estimated which flows into a sweet but not overly sweet He's gone- which then flows into an other oneish jam- and so on- give this baby a listen